Awning



' -May 7, 1929. c, w, BERETH 1,712,021

AWNING' Filed Aug. 11, 1927 FIGURE 1 INVENTOR Patented May 7, 1929.

CHARLES W. BEREJIH, OF SAN- JCSE, CALIFORNIA.

AWNING.

Application filed August 11, 1927. Serial No. 212,252.

Vhen it is desired to place an awning of the type now commonly in use over a casement window, a French window, or any out wardly swinging closure for a wall openin it is necessary to mount it upon the wall some distance above the head casing of the opening in order to permit the closure to swing outwardly without striking the top of the awning. Since the placing of the awning so high up on the wall is unsightly and to some extent inefficient and damaging to the wall, they are ordinarily omitted altogether.

It is the object of the present invention to provide an awning construction that will permit mounting the awning upon the casing of the wall opening as desired and at the same time permit swinging the closure outwardly in the usual way without injuring the awning or interfering with the proper functioning thereof.

It is also an object of the invention to provide an awning of the character indicated provided with a movable section operated by movement of the closure, and one that will be simple in form, economical to manufacture and highly etficient in its practical application.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of an awning embodying my invention in position.

Figure 2 is a perspective of a portion of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, I show at 1 an awning of the usual type mounted upon the window casing 2, outwardly swinging windows being shown at 3 and hinged at 4.

In effecting my invention I provide an opening 5 in theetop of awning 1 of such a size as to permit the window 3 to swing open therethrough, as shown in Figure 1. I then provide a wire frame as 6 of slightly larger dimensions than the opening 5 and having hooks formed on its two ends as shown at 7 these hooks engaging eyes 8 set in the casing 2 so that the frame 6 may swing upwardly about the eyes as pivots.

At 9 I show a link clamped to the frame 6 in any suitable manner as at 10 and at a point adj accnt the end above the hinged edge of the window. The other end of the link is at tached to the window sash adjacent its hinged edge and below the eyes 8 by means of interengaging hook and eye construction whereby apivotal movement of the link is permitted at 11.

7 An auxiliary awning is provided at 12 and mounted on the frame 6, its upper edge being attached to the main awning and its lower edge having a pendant portion 13 weighted in any suitable manner as by attaching weights as 14 to its lower edge.

By means of this construction when the hinged window is closed as at 3 the aux iliary awning lies flat upon the large awning as at 12 completely and effectually closing the opening 5. hen, however, the window is swung Open about its hinges 4-, then the link 9 is pushed outwardly and upwardly because 1t is positioned eccentrically to the hinges .4, and through its attachment to the frame 6 it pushes the said frame and the awningcarried thereby upwardly into the position shown in Figure 1 so that the window itself may swing clear open beneath it. lVhen the window is closed again the action is reversed, and the weighted edge 14 is drawn down flat upon the awning 1.

By means of this construction the awning may be mounted upon the window or door casing in the usual manner.

Itis to be understood. of course, that while i I have hereinshown and described one specitic embodimentof the invention, changes inform, construction, and method of operation may be made within the scope of the appended claims, it being obvious that any suitable type of frame Gmay be provided, and any suitable means may be provided for con nectin the link 9 to the frame andrdoor.

I claim: I

1. An awning for a wall opening having a swinging closure mounted therein comprising, an awning member adapted to be mounted upon the wall immediately over theopening therein, and having an opening in its upper surface, an auxiliary awning mounted to normally close the opening in the awning member, and means mounted on the auxiliaryawning and adapted to be eccentrically attached to the swinging closure whereby opening the closure will move the auxiliary awning to an open position relative to the opening in the awning member.

2. An awning for a wall opening having a swinging closure mounted therein comprising, an awning member adapted to be mounted upon the Wall immediately over the opening therein, and having an opening in its upper portion to permit the passage of a portion of the closure therethrough, an aux- 5 iliary awning hingedl'y mounted to normally close the opemng 1n the awning member, and

a link eccentrioally mountedonf the auxiliary GHARLES W. BERETH. 

